Tag: 3rd grade

October 30, 2024
Nothing Beats the Joy of Buddy Time!
Nothing beats seeing our younger students step onto the middle school campus for the first time or witnessing our older students return to their elementary school days! Hugs, joy, and laughter fills our school. This cherished tradition at Prospect Sierra…
April 18, 2024
Learning About Eid al-Fitr
Last week 3rd grade parent Ayesha gave a truly lovely presentation focused on Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan. She opened with engaging questions (e.g., "Can you guess how many Muslims there are in the world?”), and explained…
February 17, 2024
3rd Graders Visit the West Oakland Mural Project
To educate 3rd graders about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Civil Rights Movement, and the origin of Black History Month, teachers Priti and Annie illuminate the stories of historically underrepresented activists and changemakers: women of color. They explain how…
February 6, 2024
Black History Month On Our Visibility Board
A beautiful collaboration has emerged on our Visibility Board! The 2024 theme of Black History Month is African American Artists, which inspired kindergarten and 3rd grade buddies to study Black artists together. After researching 30 artists, our 3rd graders drew…
February 3, 2024
Our Community Partner: CEID
Every Friday, Davana Jackson, a teacher at Berkeley’s Center for Early Intervention on Deafness (CEID), which helps deaf or hard-of-hearing kids from ages 0 to 5 overcome the barriers that deafness presents, drives to El Cerrito to teach sign language…
September 11, 2023
Garden Abundance
3rd graders left no tree stump unturned as they explored the late summer abundance of our Tapscott garden. Magnifying glasses in hand, they discovered a wealth of new details in the plants, insects, and soil they examined. We can't wait…
May 12, 2023
Making an Impact in Our Neighborhood
To celebrate Earth Week, 3rd grade and kindergarten buddies decided to take everything they’ve learned and do something in the community to help with water. They spent Friday afternoon clearing up Baxter Creek, which is where our neighboring Canyon Trail…
February 17, 2023
3rd Graders Study Black Resistance
Black resistance is the theme of this year's Black History Month, brought to life during 3rd graders' trip to the West Oakland mural project. Curated by Jilchristina Vest, the project includes a Women of The Black Panther Party Mural &…
January 27, 2023
Lunar New Year Celebrations and Study
This week 3rd graders were lucky to have their classmate's mom speak with the entire grade about Tết, Vietnam's new year celebration. She and her daughter took the time to prepare "year of the rabbit" red envelopes (lì xì) for every…
November 15, 2022
3rd Grade’s Partnership with CEID
This fall marked the exciting beginning of 3rd grade's partnership with the Center for Early Intervention on Deafness (@ceidberkeley) for the 2022-2023 school year. All-star CEID teacher Davana Jackson-Robertson began her weekly classroom visits to teach our students about the…